Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jong-eun Won

Young-chul Sohn

Jung-yon Cho

Jung-Yon 241-1802 Hwanggol Maeul 2-Danji Apt Cho

A content management method includes transmitting content from a content provider device to a client device over a predetermined network; and adding additional information comprising original content location information of the content transmitted to the client device and elapsed playing time information of the content. A content management device includes a communication module which transmits content to, receives content from, or transmits content to and receives content from a device connected over a predetermined network; an additional information edit processing unit which generates additional information comprising original content location information of the content transmitted by the communication module and elapsed playing time information of the content, and inserts the additional information into the transmitted content; and a storage unit which stores the content into which the additional information has been inserted.

Method and device for managing content, storage medium, and adaptive content playing method using the same

A method and apparatus for updating the software of a device that is a controlled device linked to a control device over a network. According to the method, a control device obtains information regarding updating of the software of a controlled device, determines whether updating is available using the information, and allows the controlled device to update its software, thereby easily updating the software of device. The apparatus can be a network device, connected to an update server and another network device in a network, for updating software of the other network device. The network device can include a control circuit configured to determine whether the updating of the software is required based on update information; and a transceiving unit configured to communicate with the other network device and the update server.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jong-eun Won